Archive for January, 2008

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Friday he backed the Islamist-rooted governmentâ€™s proposal to lift a ban on the wearing of the Islamic headscarf in universities, a move opposed by the secular establishment.

The Muslim community issues that need to be presented to the political candidates for 2008 elections, after the issues of War in Iraq and Foreign Policy are – Economy, Healthcare, and Environment that cover the breadth and depth of the American spectrum of life. This article presents presidential candidate positions on â€œEnvironment.â€

â€œThe first use of nuclear weapons must remain in the quiver of escalation as the ultimate instrument to prevent the use of weapons of mass destruction.â€ … I read the statement three times trying to figure out the typo. Then it hit me, the West has now out-Owellled Orwell: The West must nuke other countries in order to prevent the use of weapons of mass destruction!

NEW DELHI â€“ History was created last week with President Pratibha Devisingh Patil becoming the first woman head of state to unfurl the national flag and take the customary 21-gun salute at Rajpath, marking 59th Republic Day of the country. Patil (73) was elected as President in July last year.

The major attack on Islam does not come from the bombs bursting over Iraq, or the prejudice shown in various Western countries, it comes from the same source that it has always come fromâ€”the temptation of material accumulation and insatiable desire…

You must be either going forward or backwardâ€¦but donâ€™t just stand there. You are going forward when you choose to purify your own heart. Purifying your heart canâ€™t be a neutral action. You must actually DO something to purify it. And you must do something to corrupt it. You will succeed if you purify itâ€¦you will fail if you corrupt it. But the thought process must be either positive or negative. Simple!

The responsibility of improving their image lies upon Muslims and not others. Convincing themselves that they are a compassionate people is not enough to change the perceptions of others. Muslims have to speak with others and through action prove that their love and compassion are not confined to their religious texts but are reflected in their actions too.

As readers of this column know, my opinion has been that domestic stock markets are enduring a well entrenched, secular bear market. Such bear market phases have always lasted far longer than anyone on Wall Street would like us to remember. The current secular bear market may well set records — not only for length but also for the damage it will do to investor portfolios.

Detroitâ€”January 27â€”â€œThis is your mosqueâ€ was the underlying theme of a fundraiser held at the Davison Fwy Muslim Center this past weekend. African American and Gambian cultures came together thereâ€”the third of the flavors that traditionally comprise the American Muslim community, which are to a large degree composed of Arabs, Pakistanis, and people of African descent.

Washington – Three federal employees are being investigated for unlawful political activities after they allegedly sent an e-mail falsely accusing Barack Obama of being a â€œradical Muslim,â€ the Boston Globe has reported.

My usually serene and unflappable friend Sayeed Siddiqui of Houston appeared visibly incensed as he walked out of the committee room. He had just finished participating in the proceedings of the Resolutions Committee of the Texas Democratic Party last summer. â€œOur party is rife with some very undemocratic shenanigansâ€, he seemed to be saying.

MIAMI (Reuters) – John McCain, savoring his status as Republican presidential front-runner, moved into national campaign mode on Wednesday expecting to win the backing of defeated rival Rudy Giuliani ahead of next weekâ€™s â€œSuper Tuesdayâ€ showdown, but Mitt Romney vowed to fight on.

Besides the report of the current occurrences in the Gaza Strip, this article is a report of Noura Erekat, Esq.â€™s speech at the Boston Palestine Conference last fall. She is a young Palestinian-American who was educated (in her activism) at Berkeley all the way through Law School (Boalt Hall). Now, she is a Fellow at the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation (USC) in the District of Columbia.

… ILM is the Arabic word for â€œknowledgeâ€ and is also an acronym for Intellect, Love and Mercy. ILM was founded in 1998 by Imam Saadiq Saafir, now resident Imam of Masjid Ibaadullah. ILM works withj…